Papyrus 125, designated by 𝔓125 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the First Epistle of Peter.[1] Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), the manuscripts has been dated by the INTF to the 3rd or 4th century.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
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| Name | P. Oxy. 4934 |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓125 |
| Text | 1 Peter 1:23-2:5; 7-12 |
| Date | 3rd/4th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
| Now at | Sackler Library |
| Cite | D. Obdink (2009) |
| Size | 15 cm by 8.5 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian (?) |
| Category | none |
Description
editOnly pieces from one leaf of the codex have survived to the present day. The papyrus is in a fragmentary condition, having extant only 1 Peter 1:23-25; 2:1-4. The text is written in one column per page, 30 lines per page.[1] The Greek text of this codex is probably a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. It was published by Dirk Obbink in 2009.
Location
editThe manuscript is currently housed in the Papyrology Rooms of the Sackler Library at Oxford with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4934.[1]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c d "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
Further reading
edit- Colomo, D.; Gonis, Nikos, eds. (2009). The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Graeco-Roman memoirs. Vol. LXXII. London: The Egypt Exploration Society. pp. 17–22. ISBN 978-0-856981-814.
External links
editGeneral Info
editImages
edit- P.Oxy.LXXII 4934 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online".
Official registration
edit- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved September 9, 2009